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UK plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics-
By PTI LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday no UK government minister will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, ...
DOJ forfeits largest-ever weapons cache seized from Iranian vessels
The Justice Department says it has forfeited two large caches of weapons that the U.S. Navy seized from Iran’s Islamic ...
Germany’s Merkel bows out after 16 years-
By PTI BERLIN: Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s ...
Turkey calls for Israeli ‘sensitivity’ toward Palestinians-
By PTI ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he is open to improved relations with Israel, but the ...
Foreign Secretary Shringla calls on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka-
By PTI DHAKA: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here and discussed the ...
Killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi: Suspect arrested
A suspect in the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was arrested Tuesday in France, according to a French ...
Pfizer/BioNTech says three doses ‘effective’ against Omicron-
By AFP FRANKFURT: The coronavirus vaccine developed jointly by BioNTech and Pfizer is “still effective” against the Omicron variant of ...
Pakistan driver and assistant suspended for halting train to buy yogurt-
By PTI LAHORE: A Pakistani train driver and his assistant have been suspended from service after he stopped the train ...
Indonesia badminton team pulls out of World Championships-
By PTI NEW DELHI: Concerned over the rapid spread of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the Indonesian badminton team has ...
Facebook broadens ban on military-linked Myanmar companies-
By PTI BANGKOK: Facebook’s parent company Meta said Wednesday it has expanded its ban on postings linked to Myanmar’s military ...
